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Mississippi State NFL player earnings

$1,172,963,334 earned in the NFL by 20 players from Mississippi State, led by Dak Prescott on $331,317,825.

That is 7th of the 253 colleges the file names, and 2nd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man. Nothing here is college money: it is what these men were paid once they reached the league, grouped by where they came from.

EARNED IN THE NFL $1.17bn
PER PLAYER $58.6m
PLAYERS 20
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 11
FIRST ROUND PICKS 4

The richest Mississippi State careers in the NFL

Money paid across a whole career

Dak Prescott $331.3m

Dak Prescott $331m Chris Jones $185m Darius Slay $126m Preston Smith $105m Montez Sweat $96m Jeffery Simmons $94m Elgton Jenkins $78m Denico Autry $60m Charles Cross $21m Emmanuel Forbes $15m J.T. Gray $15m Logan Cooke $15m Willie Gay Jr. $8.2m Martin Emerson $5.5m Cameron Young $4.1m Decamerion Richardson $3.6m Nathaniel Watson $3.0m Jaden Crumedy $2.7m Corliss Waitman $2.1m Tyrus Wheat $1.5m

Dak Prescott alone holds 28.2% of everything Mississippi State has earned in the league. 4 men of the 16 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $56.7m a career against $59.1m for everybody else.

Every Mississippi State player ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

20 careers

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Dak Prescott Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 13 $100.0m $331,317,825$331.3m
002 Chris Jones Defensive Tackle Kansas City Chiefs 13 $63.5m $185,472,958$185.5m
003 Darius Slay Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 13 $125,766,809$125.8m
004 Preston Smith Defensive End Green Bay Packers 12 $104,826,443$104.8m
005 Montez Sweat Defensive End Chicago Bears 9 $21.0m $96,147,749$96.1m
006 Jeffery Simmons Defensive Tackle Tennessee Titans 9 $23.5m $93,843,214$93.8m
007 Elgton Jenkins Guard Green Bay Packers 8 $77,866,318$77.9m
008 Denico Autry Defensive Tackle Houston Texans 12 $60,177,848$60.2m
009 Charles Cross Left Tackle Seattle Seahawks 4 $21,383,626$21.4m
010 Emmanuel Forbes Cornerback Washington Commanders 4 $15,407,568$15.4m
011 J.T. Gray Safety New Orleans Saints 8 $15,207,350$15.2m
012 Logan Cooke Punter Jacksonville Jaguars 8 $14,860,873$14.9m
013 Willie Gay Jr. Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 5 $8,245,783$8.2m
014 Martin Emerson Cornerback Cleveland Browns 4 $5,471,560$5.5m
015 Cameron Young Defensive Tackle Seattle Seahawks 4 $4,147,508$4.1m
016 Decamerion Richardson Cornerback Las Vegas Raiders 4 $1.2m $3,631,016$3.6m
017 Nathaniel Watson Outside Linebacker Cleveland Browns 4 $1.2m $2,992,724$3.0m
018 Jaden Crumedy Defensive Tackle Carolina Panthers 4 $1.2m $2,681,424$2.7m
019 Corliss Waitman Punter Pittsburgh Steelers 5 $2,058,072$2.1m
020 Tyrus Wheat Defensive End Dallas Cowboys 2 $1,456,666$1.5m

The table holds every one of the 20 careers the programme has put into the league. Money still written into a future season is in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

What Mississippi State produces

NFL earnings of its alumni, by position

9 positions

Defensive Tackle $346m Quarterback $331m Defensive End $202m Cornerback $150m Guard $78m Left Tackle $21m Punter $17m Safety $15m Outside Linebacker $11m

Defensive Tackle is where the programme's NFL money is, $346,322,952 across 5 players. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where Mississippi State players are drafted

Career earnings by the round they went in

16 with a round on record

Round Players Per career Earned
Round 1 4 $56.7m $226,782,157$226.8m
Round 2 5 $100.4m $502,178,311$502.2m
Round 3 1 $5.5m $5,471,560$5.5m
Round 4 3 $113.0m $339,096,349$339.1m
Round 6 2 $2.8m $5,674,148$5.7m
Round 7 1 $14.9m $14,860,873$14.9m

4 men of the 16 with a round on record went in the first, and they have earned $56.7m a career against $59.1m for everybody else. The whole draft is ranked here.

Where the Mississippi State alumni are now

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

15 franchises

# Franchise Players Career earnings
01 Dallas Cowboys 2 $332,774,491$332.8m
02 Kansas City Chiefs 1 $185,472,958$185.5m
03 Green Bay Packers 2 $182,692,761$182.7m
04 Philadelphia Eagles 1 $125,766,809$125.8m
05 Chicago Bears 1 $96,147,749$96.1m
06 Tennessee Titans 1 $93,843,214$93.8m
07 Houston Texans 1 $60,177,848$60.2m
08 Seattle Seahawks 2 $25,531,134$25.5m
09 New Orleans Saints 2 $23,453,133$23.5m
10 Washington Commanders 1 $15,407,568$15.4m
11 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $14,860,873$14.9m
12 Cleveland Browns 2 $8,464,284$8.5m
13 Las Vegas Raiders 1 $3,631,016$3.6m
14 Carolina Panthers 1 $2,681,424$2.7m
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 $2,058,072$2.1m

What Mississippi State alumni are paid each season

Every year of every career, added together

Peak in 2024

2024 is the programme's biggest year on record at $209,492,138 across 20 players. The whole 2024 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid NFL player from Mississippi State?

Dak Prescott, $331,317,825, a fourth-round pick in 2016, 135th overall. Chris Jones is second on $185,472,958.

How much have Mississippi State players earned in the NFL?

$1,172,963,334 across 20 careers, which is 7th of the 253 colleges on record and 2nd of the 78 schools with 8 players or more on money per man.

Which position does Mississippi State send to the NFL?

Defensive Tackle more than any other on money, $346,322,952 across 5 players. The programme has put men into 9 positions in all.

How many Mississippi State players are in the NFL now?

11 men of the 20 here was on a roster in 2026, with $211,520,000 written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

Which NFL team has the most Mississippi State players?

Dallas Cowboys, 2 players worth $332,774,491 between them.

Where to next

The schools either side of this one, and the rest of the money

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Mississippi State in the NFL

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Elsewhere in American football